Real Madrid — Best pictures!

Spain's Cesc Fabregas manages the ball in front of France's Yoann Gourcuff and Lassana Diarra in their friendly soccer match at Stade de France's stadium in St Denis near Paris.

This match has a special undertone. In 1992 "the Royal football club" forged ahead in the championship prior to the last round but the visit match with the "Deportivo Tenerife" football club has returned in the guise of a defeat and loss of the champion

With two goals in Real Madrid’s win over French side Olympique Marseille yesterday in the Champions League, Cristiano Ronaldo beat the plank of approximately 30 rating points he had in the game and even managed to add to his overall FTBL score.

Chelsea’s Petr Cech and Real Madrid’s Iker Casillas (pictured) have broken free of the remaining competition in the FTBL world ranking of goalkeepers and are locked in a battle for the top spot.

Sao Paulo’s attacking midfielder Jorge Wagner (pictured) has overtaken Real Madrid and AC Milan superstars Kaka and Ronaldinho in the FTBL ranking of Brazilian midfielders.